History&Baseball

Hey people already in or soon to be going to the Twin Cities, I will be joining UMN as a history PhD this upcoming Fall and am looking for advice on living in the Twin Cities. First off, where is the best place to live? I've been doing my own research on this topic, and have read previous posts on this thread. I was thinking that it might be better to live somewhere near to the university during my first year....so somewhere either north of the school, Marcy-Holmes etc. or along the light rail route towards St. Paul. I would be open to living somewhere around Uptown if that looks like the best option (I do like the way that part of town sounds in terms of stuff going on etc.). And second, I'm curious if there are any other incoming or current UMN grad students who might need a roommate or who want to jointly search for a place. Just let me know if you are interested. Any other advice about moving to and living in the Twin Cities is appreciated too! I am very excited to be moving to such an exciting place.