My question involves civil rights in the State of: Rhode Island
The issue at hand is the student government needs to relocate the college newspaper to conduct repairs on their room and eventually relocate their base of operation. According to campus policy, the student government body regulates all clubs. The school newspaper receives funding from the college and is advised by a member of the faculty. The student government (which decides priority on who receives which room) has officially requested the school paper to move.
Accordingly, the school paper's adviser is claiming that they will not move. Here in lies the problem, the adviser is claiming that if the student government removes any of the college paper's equipment, he will contact the ACLU and claim the college is violating the paper's freedom of speech because they will not be able to produce their paper (which is not true, they can still operate their paper online and from wireless internet). The adviser (which has tenure) is refusing to allow student government to move the paper's property (which is owned by the college) and is saying he will attorneys.
What I am asking here, is does the student paper have a claim here?
Basically, would moving the school's college paper without their consent be violating their first amendment rights? (note: they will be provided with a space comparable to the one previously occupied.)

