Skip to content
Contact Us
Faculty Experts
In the Press
Media Inquiries
Newsletter
Parents & Families
Faculty & Staff
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Tiktok
Twitter
Youtube
NU & MMC Merger FAQ
Safe Campuses, Civil Discourse FAQ
Moving Forward Together
New Political Landscape FAQ
April 4, 2025
Trivia: What’s the Secret Behind Robert J. Shillman’s Statue?
Search
Search
Search
Connect
Subscribe
Editor's Picks
Could a sovereign wealth fund save TikTok?
Could a sovereign wealth fund save TikTok?
How AI is changing esports: Northeastern students win big at Valorant challenge
How AI is changing esports: Northeastern students win big at Valorant challenge
Recent Stories
Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting highlights global reality of gun violence, Northeastern criminologist says
Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting highlights global reality of gun violence, Northeastern criminologist says
This Northeastern researcher has been tracking activists exposing what is happening inside Communist China
This Northeastern researcher has been tracking activists exposing what is happening inside Communist China
University News
World News
Science & Technology
Arts & Entertainment
Business
Health
Law
Lifestyle
Society & Culture
Sports
Research
NU & MMC Merger FAQ
Safe Campuses, Civil Discourse FAQ
Moving Forward Together
New Political Landscape FAQ
Contact Us
Faculty Experts
In the Press
Media Inquiries
Newsletter
Parents & Families
Faculty & Staff
University News
World News
Science & Technology
Arts & Entertainment
Business
Health
Law
Lifestyle
Society & Culture
Sports
Research
Weekly Trivia
Quark
There is a statue of a cat and a man in front of Shillman Hall on Northeastern’s Boston campus. The man is Trustee Emeritus Robert J. Shillman. What is the cat’s name?
Yitz
Harry
Fenway
Answer
Legend has it that Shillman befriended Yitz, a neighborhood stray, while teaching physics at Technion — Israel Institute of Technology. There is an identical statue on the Technion campus.
There is a statue of a cat and a man in front of Shillman Hall on Northeastern’s Boston campus. The man is Trustee Emeritus Robert J. Shillman. What is the cat’s name?
Quark
Fenway
Harry
Yitz