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Top Stories: Fewer International Students, The New Symphony Chief And Holiday Movie Tips

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The annual Homecoming festivities at the University of Texas at Dallas include a Parade of Flags, representing the countries where students were born.

The top local stories this evening from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº News:

After years of growth, international student applications are This is a big concern for UTD, where one in four undergraduates and half of grad students were born outside the U.S., and it's part of a national trend.

Other stories this evening:

  • Kim Noltemy will make history when she arrives in Dallas this January: She'll be the first female president and CEO of the Dallas Symphony. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Jerome Weeks by phone from Boston, where she's been the symphony's chief operating and communications officer.
  • For everyone who's tired of hanging at home with the family, our team -- ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Stephen Becker and Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News -- has some suggestions on what to see when you finally escape to the movie theater.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM.

Rick Holter was ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's vice president of news. He oversaw news coverage on all of ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's platforms – radio, digital and television. Under his leadership, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº earned more than 200 local, regional and national awards, including the station's first two national Edward R. Murrow Awards. He and the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staff were also part of NPR's Ebola-coverage team that won a George Foster Peabody Award, broadcasting's highest honor.