Anyway, do you know how did it all started? I was there when it all started, and that was around July 1991.
Well, Go USTe was adapted from Vanilla Ice's Ninja Rap. The chorus of that song goes "Go Ninja Go Ninja Go, Go Ninja Go Ninja Go.
If you're curious just listen here:
Ninja Rap is the theme song of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II and was popularized by Vanilla Ice in 1991.
Well, as the story goes, I was part of the cheering squad at that time. Yes, cheering squad. UST has this PE before that you will be exempted from ROTC if you join the cheering squad. We still don't have the Yellow Jackets before, the boosters were just relegated infront of the cheering squad, and no male cheerleaders found on the court. Sadly, no female cheerleaders at that time. And the Cheering squad is ALL MALE!
The cheers at the time were:
- Alaka Gold Alaka White (now its Black Gold and Black White).
- Goldies Goldies Fight Fight Fight (I think this is no longer existing)
- Santo Tomas Spelling
- Animo Goldies beat (mention school name)
- UST March (is it still 1..2...3 three hundred years? Since UST is now 400 years old)
we still don't have the Tiger Power cheers and so on. Take note, UST is still known as the Glowing Goldies. UST became the Tigers on the following year (1992).
So this guy (or gay guy), suddenly screamed Go USTe Go Uste Go! Go USTe Go USTe Go! Then cheerleader Michael Flores (not the dancer), took it and we started to cheer it. And miraculously, the team started to rally and burn their opponent at that time, which was FEU. As UST won via 30 points, I think. Take note, this is not yet the Go USTe cheer that you hear now, this is the Go Ninja version yet.
That guy, I am still recalling his name... is from nursing. I believe his last name is David. I am very sure, that he knows that he started it all. Or maybe he don't. Even though I don't remember his face, I am just glad to be part of it when it all started.
Well, technically, the Go Ninja version is really a tiring cheer.. I guess if you're young you can go on forever chanting this...
At around 1998, the Ninja rap version was scrapped, as it became just Go USTe! And it has been used until now.
How great this Go USTe cheer is? Let me say from 1991: 8 Finals appearances, and 5 championships. So even if you are from UST or not, lets just enjoy and cheer UST's Go USTe!
