how can a star be older than the universe?

This just in from space(.com) -- astronomers have identified and dated a star that somehow appears to be more than TWO BILLION years older than the universe.  (full article HERE.)

I don't know how this is possible, but I suspect the answer is related to this observation from Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar:

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the stars, but in ourselves..."

If you have any idea what he meant, or if you have any specialized background in astrophysics, please comment to this post and help us understand.