Marcella Caruso | Contributing Writer I walked into one of my first lectures in the Ed Burke, slightly hungover, somewhat recovering from Fresher’s flu, and plopped down in a seat ready to face one of the most daunting challenges of my life up until that point: trying to stay awake for the next 50 minutes. In the sea of similar victims of Fresher’s weekend, I spotted a balding, older gentleman in the front row. Professor? Visiting lecturer? Teaching Assistant? Friend of the lecturer who came in for this 9am just for fun? No, this was my first encounter with a mature student. Until that moment, … Continue reading A Mature Education