Flannery O’Connor Was A Student Cartoonist? So apparently says a limited edition book by the great novelist's alma mater. Moreover, the images of student life at the traditional women's college -- now a designated public liberal arts institution with a significant program named after the famous alumna -- were created by cutting linoleum, which is extremely time consuming, and were reactive to events on campus. All this while taking classes on an accelerated schedule and, one assumes, writing. I either did not know about this or knew about it and complete forgot.