Every semester, CSUN sees its share of new faculty hired from the plethora of departments at the school. This fall, 56 new tenure track faculty members were hired as a result of last year’s faculty search. Of these 56, 54 started this fall, said Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, associate professor and director of Faculty Development.

Kurt Cobain wore them. So did Snoop Dogg. Even Marty McFly donned a pair when he went back to the future. Chances are, at some point, you’ve worn them too, and if not, you’ve known someone who has. With its sleek classic black canvas exterior, stark white soles and ever-recognizable star logo, the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, as it is more formally known, is perhaps the best-selling shoe of all time and for good reason.

The minute you step foot in an airport, you become a number. Line up here, stand over there, check in your bags, do not go beyond this point. Without anymore interference than normal, the chaotic world of an airport is enough to drive even the most patient flyer up the wall.