Accompanied by an infectious dance move, this rallying cry ignites a sense of unity and passion among the UST community and boosts the morale of the athletes.
One Saturday afternoon PE class, he and a classmate playfully teased the cheerleaders rehearsing the university’s chants. Their antics drew the attention of PE professor Felix Michael Silbor, who told them to learn and lead the UST cheers as a form of discipline. In his second semester as a freshman, Flores made a commitment to join the cheering squad. This commitment lit the spark to create a chant that could rival the signature pep cheers of UAAP rivals” playing on the radio. The beat struck a chord in him, serving as the inspiration behind the creation of “Go USTe.”Flores said the original version of “Go USTe” had a slower tempo and a more manly tone, quite distinct from the upbeat rendition familiar to the UST community today.