Student Uses Dress Knife at Northgate, Validates Four Years of Carrying Knife in Holster

Last Saturday night, senior Brad Koch finally had the opportunity to use the dress knife that he has kept in his pocket for four years. “My friends and I were walking between bars when I heard a voice yell, ‘Does anybody have a knife! Please, I need a knife!’” Koch said. “Luckily, I’ve had this bad boy since I came to Texas A&M and have been trained to use it in many scenarios.”

Despite never having used his knife before, Koch has kept it in a small holster on his belt since his freshman year. Fellow student Garett Warren, the source of the distressed cry, had called for assistance when he realized he could not take the tag off of his new jacket. Koch unsheathed his blade and used it to slice the jacket’s tag off.

“Thank goodness Brad was there,” Warren said. “Without his knife, I would have had to rip the tag off and risk tearing the fabric or walk around all night with the tag scratching me. It’s people like Brad that make Northgate a better place.”

Koch shared that he now feels vindicated in carrying his knife everywhere. “While this is the only time I’ve used it in college, I think this event proves that you never know when you might need a knife,” Koch said. “Is putting the holster on my belt when I get dressed inconvenient? Sure it is. Does the knife make it uncomfortable to sit down because it drives into my back? You betcha! But look at what would have happened if I didn’t have my knife.”

 

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