HIDE: Shopping nightmare Shopping the day after Thanksgiving induces itching and bitterness Page2A A Taste ol Texas Four actors portray a town full of characters in A Tuna Christmas’ Page 4A Avoid holiday pounds Moderation can keep the extra pounds off, nutritionists say Page 8A Hitting the slopes It’s just a short jaunt down the highway to ski and snowboard Page16A All this, plus ■ Toy store shelves are over flowing with ideas/Page 9A ■ Gift suggestions that bust thepocketbook/Page 18A ■ The fairgrounds deliver a sleigh offestivities/Page 19A An independent newspaper Volume 100, Issue 68 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon