The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is under investigation by its national headquarters after allegations of hazing and underage drinking, the province president said.The chapter has been suspended from pledge, social and intramural activities, said Hugh King, province president of Phi Delt.

King said probation is pending because the investigation is ongoing.

James Parker, assistant dean of Campus Life, said Wednesday evening Phi Delt was not suspended by the university.

Parker said he could not comment further because the investigation is ongoing.

One of three former TCU athletes accused of sexually assaulting another student in a dorm room last year has been indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury, according to court records.Shannon Monroe Behling...

The wait is over: The Frogs return to the field. The return will not be an easy one as the team welcomes a bowl-eligible conference opponent on a three-game winning streak. Here are the probable starters for Saturday's home game between TCU and New Mexico.

QUARTERBACK

TCU: Andy Dalton, redshirt freshman

New Mexico: Donovan Porterie, sophomore

Advantage: Even

During their 16-day break, the Frogs hoped to spend their time recovering from injuries and getting their season back on track. And it looks like it's working, as head coach Gary Patterson said he expects a defensive standout to return from medical leave.During Patterson's media luncheon Tuesday, he announced that senior defensive end Tommy Blake had been practicing all week, and he thinks Blake will play against New Mexico on Saturday.

Anyone who has gone through academic orientation at the university knows it. A startling number of the incoming freshmen start college with business as their declared majors.Who can blame them? TCU does have a renowned business school.

But not all are cut out for the Neeley School of Business, and a pending proposal may speed up the screening process.

The proposal, awaiting University Council approval in November, seeks to raise GPA requirements for freshman prebusiness majors, said Bill Moncrief, senior associate dean of the business school.

The Student Government Association's House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to allocate money toward the creation of a challenge course. Perry Cunningham, Neeley School of Business representative, and Chad Dresser, Student Body representative, said they wrote the bill after delegates from the University Recreation Center approached the Campus Advancement Committee about the possibility of a new challenge course.

Cunningham said the Recreation Center will start the planning process. The total cost is estimated at $63,825, he said.

Double, double, toil and trouble, and the provost?Halloween night, Theatre TCU will present its third annual performance of "Bard on the Rocks," a scene from Shakespeare's "MacBeth."

This year, there is a twist. Provost Nowell Donovan will be playing the role of MacBeth in the 9 p.m. performance.

Donovan said this will be his acting debut.

"I have not acted since I was a youngster," Donovan said. "I used to do opera a long time ago, but this will be my first real acting experience."

When pumpkins start appearing on front porches and miniature-sized candy swamps the supermarket shelves, you know Halloween is fast approaching.And with Halloween comes the celebration of certain traditions: hitting the haunted house circuit, carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating.

But there's one tradition that has staked its claim on college campuses, and TCU is no exception. It's the skimpy costume tradition.

Distributing birth control pills to middle school students is a gamble.There's controversy over this issue because city officials in Maine passed a plan that will allow middle school students to receive birth control pills without direct parental consent.

King Middle School will become the first middle school in Maine to make a full range of contraception available, according to an article by the Associated Press.